Anti-COVID protests in Prague and Bratislava turn violent
Prague, Czech Republic – Paving stones, firecrackers and glass bottles versus cayenne pepper, explosive grenades and water cannons. Almost identicalContinue Reading
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Young Czech activist to launch new political party
Prague, Czech Republic- Mikulas Minar, the head of the ‘Million Moments for Democracy’ civic movement, announced he was leaving theContinue Reading
Belarus to close borders with Poland and Lithuania amid veiled threats of “war”
Warsaw, Poland – Belarus is putting its military on high alert and will close its borders with EU and NATOContinue Reading
Belarus ambassador to Slovakia sides with anti-government protesters
Bratislava, Slovakia – The ambassador of Belarus to Slovakia, Igor Leshchenya, has voiced his support with the tens of thousandsContinue Reading
Opinion: “A line has now been crossed in Poland”
On Friday, Warsaw police detained 48 people during an LGBT protest after a court ordered the two-month detention of Margot,Continue Reading
Czech president calls Black Lives Matter slogan “racist”, says “all lives matter”
Prague, Czech Republic – Czech President Milos Zeman called the “Black Lives Matter” slogan “racist”, during his visit at the USContinue Reading
Poland’s LGBT community speaks up: “We are people, not an ideology”
Warsaw, Poland – President Andrzej Duda’s inflammatory remarks against LGBT+ people have provoked a renewed mobilisation of activists ahead ofContinue Reading
Czechs to hold nation-wide anti-government protests today
Prague, Czech Republic – Anti-government protests organized by the Million Moments for Democracy movement will be held today in 145Continue Reading
Polish ambassador “disgusted” by defacing of Kościuszko and Pulaski statues in Washington
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s ambassador to Washington Piotr Wilczek said he was “disgusted and appalled” by the “acts of vandalism”Continue Reading
Thousands march in Budapest to reject Orbán’s Roma hate campaign
Budapest, Hungary – On Sunday, February 23, thousands of protesters gathered at Nyugati train station in Budapest to protest againstContinue Reading
Slovakia: The resistible rise of Marian Kotleba
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia looks all set for major change in the forthcoming general election on 29 February. Robert Fico’sContinue Reading
Czech Republic: Protests to resume next month to ‘defend democratic institutions’
Prague, Czech Republic – Local organization ‘Milion Moments for Democracy’ announced it will hold protests in Prague on March 1Continue Reading
Czech students criticize Orban ‘inappropriate’ presence at Prague State Opera reopening
Prague, Czech Republic – A group of Czech students from the Academy of Performing Arts (AMU) have published an openContinue Reading
Orgies, megaphones and parking-mafias… a year in Hungarian politics
Budapest, Hungary – 2019 was an exciting year in Hungarian politics with two elections, a number of surprises, and aContinue Reading
Hungary: Cracks in the opposition, Borkai’s resignation and Erdogan’s visit
Budapest, Hungary – It was a busy couple of weeks for Hungary: as cracks in the opposition’s unity started toContinue Reading